Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"Family Groups Unidentified family, ca. 1857Maine Historical Society The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection contains several examples of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Groups, Clubs & Organizations Text By: Valerie Tucker Installation of Officers in the Aurora Grange, Strong, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Groups, Clubs & Organizations The Grand Army of the Republic G.A.R. picnic, Strong, ca. 1895 Members of Post 134 of the Grand Army of the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Groups, Clubs & Organizations Knights of Pythias The Knights of Pythias was another post-Civil War fraternal organization and secret society…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"In many ways, WWI introduced the United States as a world power, and military demonstrations solidified its new role."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"Groups Anna Margaret Holwell Deering and daughters, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society Revealing contrasts are found as well in the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"The collection includes, a number of vests, an assortment of early 1800-1900 frock and cutaway coats, and importantly, a group of high quality…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… just returned from three years of service in the military. Playhouse Program, Surry, 1929Surry Historical Society The new reincarnation of…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Soldiers serving in the military in crowded encampments were also hard hit. Of the 1,032 Mainers who died during the war, over half died of the flu."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… invited his Zen students, members of local choral groups, and anyone with interest to join him in performing Verdi’s Aida and Mozart’s The Magic…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Many volunteers and an active parent-teacher group support the school. Surry Elementary School Today X A strong sense of stewardship…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… made grants of land to individuals or larger groups. In January 1762, David Marsh and 359 associates petitioned to be allowed to settle between the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"They worked together as a tight-knit group. Main Street, Looking East, Surry, 1914Surry Historical Society Surry Villagers also tended to be…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"Another found the military kit, family records, and correspondence of Alexander Crawford, a farmer from Skowhegan who had fought in the Civil War."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… the job was much more extensive as this informative and unusual group of surviving items from the Maine Historical Society collection illustrates."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"Fortunately, the MHS collection includes a group of early 1900s gowns in very good condition, among them Sarah E."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… are part of a well documented early 20th century group of garments brought to Maine by Toy Len Goon."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… Historical Society The collection's small group of late 1950s dressy garments include a raspberry pink rayon taffeta cocktail dress with small…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"Selections from the respective groups are highlighted in the Themed Image Galleries. As work continues in the overall collection, additional themed…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… Mary King Scrimgeour's small, but outstanding, group of late-1890s to early 1900s fashionable garments segue this overview into the twentieth…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"Sometimes a group of women clubbed together to make the purchase and share. On the one hand, machine sewing mitigating the endless hours women spent…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"1965Maine Historical Society A group of short dresses in the collection, but not truly "mini" dresses, are straight or shapeless with loose, and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… the era's wide shoulder fashion are found among a group of garments by important New York designer, Jessie Franklin Turner."